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Hi All.

I am using VC++/Visual Studio 6.0. I can get the current screen resolution
with GetSystemMetric s(), but how do you change the screen resolution ? I
guess I couldn't find a SetSystemMetric s() function or equivalent.

Ideallly, I'd like to avoid messing up with DirectX or the display drivers
directly. I suppose there must be an abstraction layer in VS that allows to
do that. However, I'll take any suggestion at this point...

What I am trying to do is have an application change the display resolution
when launched, and restore the original settings when closing.

Thanks to all in advance!
Nov 17 '05 #1
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>I am using VC++/Visual Studio 6.0. I can get the current screen resolution
with GetSystemMetric s(), but how do you change the screen resolution ?
ChangeDisplaySe ttings(Ex)
What I am trying to do is have an application change the display resolution
when launched, and restore the original settings when closing.


Have a look at VidRes - http://www.jddesign.co.uk/. It'll let you
create a shortcut to launch an application and control the resolution
while it runs.

Dave
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MVP VC++ FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/vcfaq
Nov 17 '05 #2

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